Sanitary pouring-spotjt for containers



n. P`.LANG AND DQ G. PETERSON. SANITARY POURING SPOU'I FOR CONTAINERS.

APPLICATION FILED' NIAY I6. 19H.

Patented June 10,1919.

fom @wenn www l- Arron/v5?- DAVID P. LANG AND DANIEL Gr. PETERSON,`OFPORTLAND, OREGON.

SANITARY POURING--SPUT FOR CONTAINERS.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 1:0, 1919.

Application iiled May 1,6, 1917.` Serial No. 169,126.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that we, DAVID P. LANG and DANIEL G. PETERSON, citizensofthe United States, and residents, respectively, of Portland, Multnomahcounty, State of Oregon,

Y have invented a certain new andiiseful Imespecially in a restaurant.As well known,

by reason of the catsup being a lrather heavy, thick and sticky`substance, it has a tendency to adhere to the neck of the bottle whenpoured out, and therefore streaks of the catsup soon form on the neck ofthe bottle, a thing unpleasant to look at and attracting` ilies.

To remedy these undesirable conditions,

Vwe conceived the idea of mounting over the mouth of the neck of thebottle, or other container, a removable pouring spout provided with aiiencompassing drip-cup to receive the overflow, and with means, operatedby the opening and closing of the bottle, for causing the drippings torun back into the bottle.

We further so arrange the operating parts as to be automatic in theiraction, in other words, to bring their action about by the mere act ofthe user in removing and replacing the cover provided for the spout.

Another feature of our invention is the arrangement of our device andconstruction of its parts so as to facilitate ready removal andcleaning. All required to thoroughly clean our pouring spout` is toremove it from the neck of the container, and then hold it under afaucet.

The details of construction and operation of our invention arehereinafter fully described, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation showing the top of the neck of acatsup bottle with our pouring spout mounted thereon;

Fig. 2 is another sectional elevation of the same parts; this section,however, is taken in a vertical plane at right angles to the sectionshown in Fig. l, and our device is shown with its cap removed and in theposition the parts appear when the cap has been removed;

Fig. 3 is an elevation showing the top of a catsup bottle with ourdevice mounted thereon; our devicebeing closed; the view in this ligureis taken in the same direction as the View shown in Fig. 2; and p Fig. 4is a top view of our pouring spout with the cap removed. y

a represents the neck of a bottle,` or other container, the tip of whichis provided with the usual exterior thread Aa. of our sanitary spout. Itis made of cylindrical form and provided at the base with a threadedneck b. At thetop of the body b is provided a flaring and encompassing,drip-cup c. At they bottom of the body I) is provided an internalflange or seat b2 for the coil-spriiig ff Vithin the body Z) islreciprocably contained a cylindrical spout CZ, provided with an archedbail c. The spring f normally acts to project the spout d, as shown inFig. 2. A cap g is adapted to be secured on the rim of the drip-cup c.In order to keep the cap in place, the rim of the drip-cup may be madewith laterally projecting pins i, and the flange of the cap with slotsi, as shown in Figs. l, 3 and il.

The act of placing the cover on the rim of the drip-cup causes thedepression of the reciprocable spout Z so as to bring the top thereof ona level with the bottom of the drip-cup, and the drippiiigs in thelatter may then flow back into the bottle.

The bottom of the reciprocable spout Z and the top of the body Z) areprovided with cooperating means, as shown at j in Fig. 2, for limitingthe outward movement of the reciprocable spout, due to the action of thespring, when the cap is removed.

Ve claim:

1. A sanitary pouring spout for containers comprising a tubular bodyadapted for being mounted on the neck of the container, a drip-cupencompassing the top of said tubular body, a spout reciprocable in saidbody, means for limiting the outward movement of the spout, a springnormally holding the spout projected, a cap for the dripcup, said spoutbeing provided with a proj ecting piece upon which said cap bears whenseated on the rim of the drip-cup, and whereby the spout is depressed tothe bottom of the drip-cup.

2. A sanitary pouring spout for containers comprising a tubular bodyadapted for being mounted on the neck of the container, a drip-cupencompassing the top of said ZJ is the body.

tubular body, a spout reciprocable in sa-id. body, means forlimitingthe'outwardniovement of the spout, a spring normally holding the spoutprojectechcap T-Jorthe'rdripcup, means for securing the cap on the rimof the V- drip-cup, `said 1 spout --being Yprovided with a projectingpiece upon which said cap bears when seated on the fiifiof -thedrip'-oup, and Wherebythe spout is depressed to thebottom ofthe 'drp'ioup 3; Asanitary pouring A spout `for Containersl Comprising tubular body, thebody be# provided 'at the l'hase with 'a fthaded neck, a drip-Cupelibonipassig' the to" of' said `tubulin" body, a Ispout \'reoiprodah ein lnye'rnhtf 'the spout, 'a *spring normally holding the spoutpifojeoted7 a cap Afor the 'dripc-up; spout being provided Awith "ap'rojeting ypiece upon V`which said cap lbears whenis'eatedonjtherilnoffthe drip'oup, and wherebythel spout isdepi'es'sedzto the bottom ofthe 'drip-cup. l Y

Y 4. sanitary po11rng`fspot for'1 ,containe'rs comprising"aaftubl'llafbody, the bd'ybe- 4ing `provided at the base With a threadedfneck, a--d'rip-.oup eneompassingthe topiof said tubular body,V a spoutreciprooable in said tbody; 'means forflirniting the outward movementofthe spout, a spring normally -hoidingthe spout projected, a cap :forthe drlp-onup, means for securing the 'on the A inofYtlefdriploup, andsaid spout being provided with a proj eating piece upon which? said capbears when seated ohfthe-rin 'of the diptupfand Wherebythespoutisfdepressed bears whens'ieatedlon the rimV of"di'edripr-`and'vhereby the spout is-depressed to L

